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Plaque fragment with vine scroll motif. Fragment is believed to be originally from the Episcopal basilica but was reused in the floor of the nearby Sarayia Chapel. Imprinted: "26"; inscribed in ink: "28", but crossed out in pencil

Two capitals. Top: small impost capital with acanthus motif that bears the number 175; bottom: large impost capital with acanthus motif on the right half of the capital, located in the Hagia Sophia Garden.

The collection consists of Josephine M. Harris’s documentation and catalog of Coptic architectural sculpture, specifically block fragments housed in the Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, Egypt, excavated from the site of Oxyrhynchos in 1927 to 1...

Ionic impost capital with acanthus and tongue motifs, as well as a medallion in the center that is partly damaged. Capital is located in southwest corner of the Hagia Sophia Garden and it bears the number 173.

Three capitals. Top: small impost capital with monogram; center: impost block with pattee cross motif; bottom: Ionic impost capital with acanthus, volutes, and egg-and-dart motifs, as well as a rosette medallion in the center. Capitals are located...

Ionic Impost capital with acanthus and rosette medallion motifs in front view, located near the stairs to the Director's Office at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. In the foreground: panelled capital on top of a block with inscriptions.